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LA SALLE
place, and, returning, made our report to
M. Cavelier, who being then much out of
order, with pains in hps feet, we were
obliged to stay there till the 30th.
During that time we were frequently visited
by the Indians, both old and young,
and of both sexes, and even the chiefs of
the nation, called Janiquo, came to see us,
and with them we often conversed in dumb
show; and every evening the women, attended
by the warriors, with their bows and
arrows, resorted to our cottage to sing a
doleful sort of song, shedding tears at the
same time. This would have given us some
uneasiness had we not before seen the same
ceremony, and been informed that those
women repair in that manner to the chief's
cottage to entreat him, singing and weeping,
to take revenge on those who have
killed their husbands or relations in former
wars, as I have observed before. In all
other respects the manners and customs of
this nation being much the same as those
of the Cenis, I shall add no more concerning
them.
The 2gth, at night, we gave notice to the
chief that we would set out the next day;
we made him some presents in particular,
and the like to his wife, because she had
taken special care of us, and departed on
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Second volume of biographical accounts related to the explorations of René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in North America including memoirs, accounts, and narratives of his discovery and exploration down the Mississippi River.
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Cox, Isaac Joslin. The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Volume 2, book, 1922; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6103/m1/186/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .